Posts Tagged: belt noise
Serpentine Belt noise
Serpentine belt noise squeal or chirp Belt squeal and belt chirp are caused by three things Three common causes of belt squeal and belt chirp 1) Improper tension due to a worn automatic tensioner or misadjustment of a manual tensioner 2) The belt is worn or an idler or rotating component is binding 3) Driven component(s) are out of alignment Belt dressing and lubricating sprays will never fix a belt noise, squeal or chirp NOTE: Never spray a drive belt with belt dressing, WD-40 or any lubricant to quiet belt … Read More
Serpentine Belt squeals – Ford
Serpentine Belt squeals – Ford Serpentine Belt squeals on 1999 Ford Taurus with the 3.0L overhead valve engine, belt dressing doesn’t help. Belt dressing sprays a sticky layer of goop onto the belt and that stops the belt slip, but it’s only a temporary fix. It never corrects the underlying problem. Worse yet, the sticky spray picks up road grit and literally grinds up the pulleys, making the problem even worse. Start by replacing the belt. If it still slips, the problem can only be caused by a component that’s … Read More